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Pupil diameter in darkness differentiates progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) from other extrapyramidal syndromes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17853484     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The most important features that characterize and differentiate progressive supranuclear palsy from other Parkinsonian syndromes are postural instability, supranuclear gaze palsy, pseudobulbar palsy, parkinsonism, and cognitive disturbances. In this article, we demonstrate that progressive supranuclear palsy patients exhibit pathologically decreased pupil diameters after dark adaptation recorded by TV pupillography. A cut off value of 3.99 mm was defined to differentiate progressive supranuclear palsy patients from patients with other extrapyramidal disorders like Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy with a specificity of 86.4% and a sensitivity of 70.8%. Other pupil abnormalities could not be described in patients with extrapyramidal syndromes.
Authors:
Claudia Schmidt; Birgit Herting; Silke Prieur; Susann Junghanns; Katherine Schweitzer; Christoph Globas; Ludger Schöls; Sabine Antoni; Dietmar Ferger; Heinz Reichmann; Helmut Wilhelm; Daniela Berg; Tjalf Ziemssen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society     Volume:  22     ISSN:  0885-3185     ISO Abbreviation:  Mov. Disord.     Publication Date:  2007 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-11-05     Completed Date:  2008-02-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8610688     Medline TA:  Mov Disord     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2123-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
(c) 2007 Movement Disorder Society.
Affiliation:
Autonomic and Neuroendocrinological Laboratory, University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Case-Control Studies
Darkness*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple System Atrophy / complications
Parkinson Disease / complications
Pupil / physiology*
Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive / etiology,  pathology*

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